Thesaurus results for PREDISPOSING

predisposing

verb

present participle of predispose

as in influencing

formal to cause (someone) to be more likely to behave in a particular way or to be affected by a particular condition Past experiences have predisposed her to distrust people. Researchers have identified a gene that may predispose some people to the disease.

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And so there are friends who are hustling, pivoting to influencing in an effort to get money, to try to figure out how to capitalize on this moment.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Sep. 2026
Leo has an intense four days in France, where the Catholic Church has lost ground on influencing ethical issues given the strict approach to secularism that is enshrined in the French Constitution.

— Nicole Winfield, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of influencing

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China has sought to capitalize on that opening, not necessarily by persuading countries to choose Beijing over Washington, but by making the choice less binary.

— Luke Fountain, CNBC, 23 Sep. 2026
Realtors say higher interest rates on mortgages, combined with inflation more broadly, are persuading some people to put off buying homes.

— Maya Huter, NBC news, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of persuading

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The Leach couple and Bojanic hope these new dinner hours are convincing enough for people to make the trek to the North End more often, and bring out the neighborhood’s residents more, too.

— Katelyn Umholtz, Kansas City Star, 25 Sep. 2026
That’s because initially the biggest challenge was convincing people to get on the bus.

— Michael Cuglietta, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 Sep. 2026

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